Peritoneal dirofilariasis fortuitously disclosed

De Gentile, L.; Cerez, H.; François, H.; Ronceray, J.; Chabasse, D.

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique 85(2): 171-173

1992


ISSN/ISBN: 0037-9085
PMID: 1327358
Document Number: 403540
Peritoneal dirofilariasis probably due to Dirofilaria repens is reported from a 52 years old woman. The parasite discovery is fortuitous during a surgical cure of intestinal adenocarcinoma. The patient lives in Provence and Corsica (Southern France), an endemic region. The authors present the histological aspects of the parasite.

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